British Boxing Knocked Off The Pedestal Of Greatness

By Shane Thomas


These past two weekends have been damaging for British boxing. Starting the year with four World Champions, Britain is now down to one (although Ricky Burns should be officially confirmed as World lightweight champion in due course). Both Carl Froch and Amir Khan were dethroned in their encounters against Andre Ward and Lamont Peterson respectively. So where did Britain's two - now former - world champions go wrong?

Mayweather Soaks Up The Pressure To Arrive At The Brink Of Greatness

By Shane Thomas

Ever held a sponge underneath a tap for a few seconds and forgotten to roll your sleeves up, and you then find that your sleeves are as wet as the sponge is? Which do you think dries the quicker?

Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Shane Mosley - As It Happened

By Shane Thomas

While there will be a more detailed summation to come, here's my round by round updates as the Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Shane Mosley fight happens. Note all times are GMT.

3:45am - The cameras go backstage to Mosley's dressing room as he gets his hands taped up. Some nondescript hip-hop is playing, which I assume helps Mosley get into the zone. When I say nondescript I mean it. I'd love to hear some decent hip-hop come out of a boxer's dressing room. Some Mos Def or Q-Tip for example.